The Scarsdale Diet book describes five versions of the weekly menu including a vegetarian menu and a low budget option for you to achieve your weight loss goal. The book offers many practical tips and you will eat healthier foods if you incorporate the changes of the diet into your regular eating.

Here’s the 7 day standard Scarsdale Diet menu to see what a typical day’s meals might look like;

Breakfast (same every day)

• One slice of protein bread (no spread)
• One piece of fruit (or half a grapefruit)

Monday (or day 1 etc)

Lunch

• Tomato salad with cold cuts of meat

Dinner

• Fish or shellfish
• Green salad
• One slice of toasted protein break
• Grapefruit or seasonal fruits

Tuesday

Lunch

• Fruit salad

Dinner

• Lean hamburgers
• Tomatoes, lettuce, celery, olives (max 4)

Wednesday

Lunch

• Tuna or salmon salad (drain any oil from tin)
• Grapefruit or melon

Dinner

• Roast lamb
• Lettuce, tomato, celery and cucumber salad

Thursday

Lunch

• 2 eggs (any style, cooked without using fat)
• Low fat cottage cheese
• Zucchini or squash or stringbeans or tomatoes

Dinner

• Chicken (skin & fat removed, cooked how you like)
• Spinach, green peppers and string beans

Friday

Lunch

• Assorted cheese slices (low fat)
• Spinach
• One slice of toasted protein break

Dinner

• Fish or shellfish salad
• Any fresh salad or cooked vegetables
• One slice of toasted protein break

Saturday

Lunch

• Fruit salad

Dinner

• Roast turkey or chicken
• Tomato and lettuce salad
• One slice of toasted protein break

Sunday

Lunch

• Hot or cold turkey or chicken
• Tomatoes or carrots or cabbage or broccoli or cauliflower
• Grapefruit or seasonal fruits

Dinner

• Grilled steak (any cut with fat removed)
• Tomato, lettuce, cucumber & celery salad
• Brussel sprouts

Drinks

You may drink as much as you desire of the following

• Tea & coffee (black or with soya milk, no sugar or honey)
• Diet soda
• Water

Repeat for week 2

As you can see, using the Scarsdale Diet menu you’ll have plenty to eat, the Scarsdale Diet is not a starvation diet by any means. Should you get hungry between meals you can only snack on carrots or celery, but you can eat as much as you like. However hunger shouldn’t be too much of a problem due to the high protein element of the diet – there is no limit to the amount of lean protein you can eat (eg lean meat).

Common mispellings: Scardale Diet Menu, Scaresdale Diet Menu.